I’m having difficulties accepting that something can already be ingrained into our brain from birth, like morality, the reason is that it would imply that DNA not only should contain the instructions for building the brain but it would need to contain also some information, thus the charges of the synapses.
I can understand some simple form of trigger for our breathing, the heart goes on by itself, the body needs nerve triggering from movement in many months of practice.
Yes, I understand your point of view. But explain in less then 15 minutes is really impossible. Think for a moment to the eyesight phenomenon. It is a very complex task. In fact our brain is not able to see when we are born! There is evidence that if you prevent the eye from seeing within a certain age, then the eye will never see! So the point is that we get from evolution a neuronal structure that potentially can develop the ability of the vision ONLY if correctly stimulated!
The stimuli from the outside world are inevitable, and the maturation of the brain will be automatic, so to speak. The same thing is valid for morality. The social stimuli WILL MAKE THE PROPER BRAIN MODULES DEVELOP THE "INNER" SENSE OF MORALITY. Language is step further (the impact of human culture is more profound). Religion is another step further (I agree with Paul Bloom that religion is a "by-product" of our evolution).
I hope I was clear. I am thinking of making video about
I’m having difficulties accepting that something can already be ingrained into our brain from birth, like morality, the reason is that it would imply that DNA not only should contain the instructions for building the brain but it would need to contain also some information, thus the charges of the synapses.
I can understand some simple form of trigger for our breathing, the heart goes on by itself, the body needs nerve triggering from movement in many months of practice.
saintpine 1 year ago
@saintpine
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Yes, I understand your point of view. But explain in less then 15 minutes is really impossible. Think for a moment to the eyesight phenomenon. It is a very complex task. In fact our brain is not able to see when we are born! There is evidence that if you prevent the eye from seeing within a certain age, then the eye will never see! So the point is that we get from evolution a neuronal structure that potentially can develop the ability of the vision ONLY if correctly stimulated!
barefootID 1 year ago
@saintpine
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The stimuli from the outside world are inevitable, and the maturation of the brain will be automatic, so to speak. The same thing is valid for morality. The social stimuli WILL MAKE THE PROPER BRAIN MODULES DEVELOP THE "INNER" SENSE OF MORALITY. Language is step further (the impact of human culture is more profound). Religion is another step further (I agree with Paul Bloom that religion is a "by-product" of our evolution).
I hope I was clear. I am thinking of making video about
barefootID 1 year ago
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saintpine 1 year ago